Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder.

TrailSeeker · 25th March 2007

Guys,

need some help.. There are some dirt in my view finder.
Do shiriro clean view finder?

alvinsclee · 25th March 2007

Hope you did not do what I did... I was over-enthusiastic in cleaning my camera body with a hand-operated dust blower and it blew more dust in than out

Nowadays, I used a small vacuum cleaner to suck air while blowing with the blower... it did help somewhat. I will send the camera for cleaning when things get unbearable

TrailSeeker · 25th March 2007

can i send it to shiriro for cleaning?

airconvent · 25th March 2007

Of warranty, then bring it to shriro for cleaning, else just ignore it...unless it really irritates you. My friend who bought a 350D last year also saw some dust and tried to clean it.
Result is a repair job back at canon service centre and they even wanted him to pay at first but in the end decided to treat it as warranty...

TrailSeeker · 26th March 2007

thanks alvin.. I'l just bring it to shiriro tom morning...

fengwei · 26th March 2007

Can you take the focusing screen out and clean it by yourself? I did this several times w/ my D and Ds before.

Heard it'd take a couple of weeks for Shiriro to get this job done, I wouldn't be apart from my cam for that long unless I have to

TrailSeeker · 26th March 2007

@ fengwei

oh.. thanks dude.. but.. viewfinder got more dirty again! i tried to use cutton buds ... :-( so sad.. thats why i need to bring my cam to shiriro tom... I learned my lesson..

longko · 26th March 2007

Originally Posted by TrailSeeker

@ fengwei

oh.. thanks dude.. but.. viewfinder got more dirty again! i tried to use cutton buds ... :-( so sad.. thats why i need to bring my cam to shiriro tom... I learned my lesson..

Mine got really dirty. I tried gently using lens microfiber cloth, it didn't help. I try lens tissue, it got worst. Then I got pissed and use lens cleaning solution on the lens tissue and wipe on the viewfinder glass. It really worked, most of the dust are gone. Maybe it's cos the dust stick to the wet lens tissue better

But my previous attempt to clean the glass landed some dust onto the sensor

TrailSeeker · 26th March 2007

exactly same thing i do also.. whaaaaaaaaaaaa..... next time.. i will not do this again.

longko · 26th March 2007

lol So we know we aren't the 1st and won't be the last to do stupid things like this

But when buy DSLR sure sooner or later will encounter problem like this, unless you live in clean room

istDeS · 26th March 2007

It's normal to have dust on the DSLR viewfinder. It is irritating but after a while you will get used to it and live with it. I have dust on my K10D viewfinder now also.

I still remember last time there's this guy who asked me to help take photo with his film SLR. Guess what i saw when i look through the viewfinder, lot's of dust nevermind, there's a tiny dead ANT

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TrailSeeker · 26th March 2007

Thanks for the advice.. I'll try to bring my *ISTDL at service center tom.

TrailSeeker · 28th March 2007

Shriro already cleaned my view finder! They are very friendly.. specially Kevin.. he is a very cool guy.. :-)

longko · 28th March 2007

Originally Posted by TrailSeeker

Shriro already cleaned my view finder! They are very friendly.. specially Kevin.. he is a very cool guy.. :-)

FOC? Did they also help you clean the sensor?

fengwei · 28th March 2007

Originally Posted by TrailSeeker

Shriro already cleaned my view finder! They are very friendly.. specially Kevin.. he is a very cool guy.. :-)

That's good to know. And yes, Kevin is pretty cool, very nice guy indeed

fengwei · 28th March 2007

Originally Posted by longko

FOC? Did they also help you clean the sensor?

If it's within warranty, I don't see why not...

TrailSeeker · 28th March 2007

he checked my sensor.. he said its clean..

Vulpix0r · 28th March 2007

The service center got lenses for us to try?

istDeS · 28th March 2007

Originally Posted by Vulpix0r

The service center got lenses for us to try?

what lenses you want to try?

If i remember correctly they have some lens on display tho.

Vulpix0r · 28th March 2007

Originally Posted by istDeS

what lenses you want to try? If i remember correctly they have some lens on display tho.

The 31mm?

25th March 2007	#1
TrailSeeker Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 605	Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder. Guys, need some help.. There are some dirt in my view finder. Do shiriro clean view finder?

25th March 2007	#2
alvinsclee Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Redhill, Singapore Posts: 346	Re: Help!There are some dirt in my view finder. Hope you did not do what I did... I was over-enthusiastic in cleaning my camera body with a hand-operated dust blower and it blew more dust in than out Nowadays, I used a small vacuum cleaner to suck air while blowing with the blower... it did help somewhat. I will send the camera for cleaning when things get unbearable __________________ * Take only pictures, leave only footprints, kill only time... and live a life! * :) Alvin

25th March 2007	#3
TrailSeeker Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 605	Re: Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder. can i send it to shiriro for cleaning?

25th March 2007	#4
airconvent Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,100	Re: Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder. Of warranty, then bring it to shriro for cleaning, else just ignore it...unless it really irritates you. My friend who bought a 350D last year also saw some dust and tried to clean it. Result is a repair job back at canon service centre and they even wanted him to pay at first but in the end decided to treat it as warranty...

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TrailSeeker Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 605	Re: Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder. thanks alvin.. I'l just bring it to shiriro tom morning...

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fengwei Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bukit Gombak Posts: 9,090	Re: Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder. Can you take the focusing screen out and clean it by yourself? I did this several times w/ my D and Ds before. Heard it'd take a couple of weeks for Shiriro to get this job done, I wouldn't be apart from my cam for that long unless I have to

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longko Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Balestier Posts: 2,057	Re: Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder. lol So we know we aren't the 1st and won't be the last to do stupid things like this But when buy DSLR sure sooner or later will encounter problem like this, unless you live in clean room __________________ Reason to mean photographers http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...axon/WTD03.gif

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istDeS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: "River end" Posts: 2,912	Re: Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder. It's normal to have dust on the DSLR viewfinder. It is irritating but after a while you will get used to it and live with it. I have dust on my K10D viewfinder now also. I still remember last time there's this guy who asked me to help take photo with his film SLR. Guess what i saw when i look through the viewfinder, lot's of dust nevermind, there's a tiny dead ANT.

28th March 2007	#13
TrailSeeker Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 605	Re: Help! There is some dirt in my viewfinder. Shriro already cleaned my view finder! They are very friendly.. specially Kevin.. he is a very cool guy.. :-)

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